Applications of Prognostic Reports in hydro power plants are targeting Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prognoses with the goal of optimizing the trade-off between maintenance, refurbishments and replacements.

Company:

Major Swiss Power Corporation

Plant:

Hydro Power Plant, 23 MW

Equipment:

Turbines, generators, transformers

Data Source:

Vibration analysis (installed sensors)

Lubricant analysis (lab results)

Thermal analysis (installed sensors)

Operational data (RPM)

Objective:

Condition-based maintenance scheduling

Equipment lifetime information and malfunction risk estimation

Official, standardized equipment inspection and maintenance check

Solution:

Cassantec Prognostic Report

Expectation:

Conclusive insights with adequate plausibility

Support of recurrent condition monitoring and diagnostic tasks

Opportunities to save working time and trouble by skipping maintenance